
Building Hope and Connection at the VAWG Grassroots Fund Showcase
This month our CEO, Gona Saed, and our Clinical Director, Melanie Atherley, took part in the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Grassroots Fund Showcase
A safe space where you can talk, heal, and feel heard
If you’re feeling weighed down by depression, anxiety, or the effects of difficult experiences like violence, discrimination, or racism, you don’t have to face it alone.
For over 40 years, we’ve been offering free counselling for women on low incomes in Islington and North London boroughs, to help women start a journey of healing, recovery and rebuild. Our service is culturally sensitive, which means we listen with care to your story, your background, and, where possible, in your own language. Our 1-to-1 counselling is offered in 13 languages, including Somali, Bengali, Urdu, Farsi, Hindi, German, Kurdish, Albanian and Turkish. This is your space to feel safe, supported and truly understood.
At the Maya Centre you’ll find the chance to regain your voice, make your own choices, and take back control of your wellbeing and life.
So many women have found comfort and support with us – here are just a few of their stories

This month our CEO, Gona Saed, and our Clinical Director, Melanie Atherley, took part in the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Grassroots Fund Showcase

At The Maya Centre, we believe that caring for women’s mental health means creating safe spaces where women can connect, relax, and try new experiences.

On the 15th of November 2025, our core team, therapists and trustees came together for a very special Maya Centre Away Day. It was a day dedicated to connection, reflection and
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